Regal with a dash of rock

In the third of a series of reports from Pariss
haute couture week, Lola Saab and Léona dHuy
attend Basil Sodas autumnwinter 201112 collection on
the rue Saint-HonoréPHOTOGRAPHS COURTESY BASIL SODA

RATHER THAN just adding colours onto
a canvas, Basil Soda filled the atmosphere with vivid colours on
the runway during his autumnwinter 201112 couture show.
As outfits emerged, one fol­lowed by another, each design provoked
fas­cination.

On July 5, Sodas splash of colours appeared at
his show on the rue St-Honoré. The designer not only created
a stylish girl but he transformed the wearer into a deter­mined
and wonder­fully elegant woman. His new seasons collection
was filled with a range of noble dresses; many designed and covered
with precious stones which indicated the wearers elegance
and force.

The designs were modern as well as con­temporary
and many of the colours included royal blues and flam­boyant
reds. The flowing effect and profound­ly detailed con­struction
of the pieces high­lighted the complex­ity of the beau­tifully
sublime dresses.

With the shows graceful feel, there was a touch
of rock to add a differ­ent element to the its general feel
of elegance. The shiny stones that glim­mered on the delicate
materials provided a lovely mélange as they brightly shim­mered
together. Models revealed an air of confi­dence; their outfits
and stylish exterior features represent­ed allure. The outfits
com­prised of sensual trans­parency along with some openings
to show an extra feature of appeal. The designs under­lined
an element of an imperial woman.

The dresses were inspir­ational and many of them
were more than one might have expected.

Lola Saab is Paris editor of Lucire.
Léona dHuy is a correspondent for Lucire.

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